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Natchitoches Parish (French: Paroisse des Natchitoches or Les Natchitoches) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,515. [1] . The parish seat and most populous municipality is Natchitoches, the largest by land area is Ashland, and the most density populated area is Campti. [2] .
Natchitoches (/ ˈ n æ k ə t ə ʃ / NAK-ə-təsh; [2] [3] French: Les Natchitoches, [le nakitɔʃ]), officially the City of Natchitoches, is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. [4] At the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 18,039.
Natchitoches, city, seat (1807) of Natchitoches parish, west-central Louisiana, U.S., on Cane River Lake, 68 miles (109 km) southeast of Shreveport. The oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory, it was founded about 1714 as Fort St. Jean Baptiste by the French-Canadian.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ripe with natural beauty, numerous historic sites, and a legendary history as the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, Natchitoches has been home to generations of local families for centuries.
Natchitoches (/ ˈnækətəʃ / NAK-ə-təsh; [5][6] French: Les Natchitoches), officially the City of Natchitoches, is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. [7] it is the most populous municipality in Natchitoches Parish.
The City of Natchitoches is the heart of Natchitoches Parish. Founded in 1714 the site was established near a village of Natchitoches Indians. As the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory, its history is also a story of the development of our nation.
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Explore the history of Natchitoches Parish and discover the stories of the people of Cane River Country. From early Native American Indian inhabitants to the French explorers and priests to the American arrival in the early-1800s, Natchitoches has lived through hundreds of years.
